It’s that time of year when schools recognize the many teachers and staff who make a difference each and every day. Area schools name a Teacher of the Year, Rookie Teacher of the Year and School-Related Employee of the Year to honor the hard work and dedication of the many people who shape the future of the community.
Julie Sebestyn was awarded Ocean Palms Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year. She is a kindergarten teacher at the school. Varying exceptionalities teacher, Madeline Hays, was named Rookie Teacher of the Year, and the School-Related Employee of the Year is Matt Hoffman, maintenance director.
Landrum Middle School’s Teacher of the Year is Brooke Jared, a sixth-grade English and intensive reading teacher. Madeline Miller, a seventh-grade science teacher, was named Rookie Teacher of the Year, and Javier Banos, maintenance, was recognized as the School-Related Employee of the Year.
Finally, Ponte Vedra High School’s Teacher of the Year is English teacher and Education Academy teacher Shannon Pickard. The school’s Rookie Teacher of the Year is geometry teacher, Presley Garrard.
